Thoughts on new builds........

[Gavin John Hyde]

Been to quote for some work today and the house is a new build.
Built by Linden Homes. At first glance looks good but when you stop and look a little closer you see several of the walls inside are not straight that there are big curves and deviations in them. when you look down on the accessories, there is gaps big enough to slide a 50p down behind in the middle due to the curvature... put a spirit level on wall to check for a tv bracket and on one wall i can put my little finger behind the level at one end as the wall is so warped.
They installed aerial points in lounge and master bedroom but told them cable is in attic, for you to connect an aerial... Linden dont supply one, but the best bit is that due to being in a low enclosed area surrounded by excavated mounds and other buildings, the signal is so poor everybody is putting up sky dishes but some houses cant get a line of sight, so no sky either!
Linden dont lay the back gardens anymore it seems, left them a pile of slabs and said for you to decide how you want it.
the most damming from my view is an outside tap, which is directly outside behind sockets, thought to myself a bit iffy... took socket off wall and behind the plastic back box in the plasterboard wall I can see the joint and pipe, so in the event of a leak or dodgy joint the water will be spraying into the back of the socket!
proves my point, never buy a new build house....
whats the worst thing you have seen on a new build?

 

[telectrix]

20 minutes for a CU? that's stupid. takes that long just to fix to the wall.

 

[pirate]

OMG! You guys are SO lucky! It's late for me, and I need my kip...otherwise you would have got my full rant...
Fkn sh*te, most of the newbuilds...obviously I am referring to mass-market mainstream builders, not bespoke, architect designed and controlled specials...
Oh, don't get me started! Some near me were showing rising damp after 6 months...plasterboard walls built off concrete slabs with no spacers...
Hardwood soffits and fascias were substituted with cheap softwood crap and the site foreman pocketed the difference...
TV aerials were wired with 6" cable wired to fk all...
Now...after all that good stuff, let's take a look at the electrics...

well, tomorrow, maybe...

New builds?

AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[pirate]

OMG! You guys are SO lucky! It's late for me, and I need my kip...otherwise you would have got my full rant...
Fkn sh*te, most of the newbuilds...obviously I am referring to mass-market mainstream builders, not bespoke, architect designed and controlled specials...
Oh, don't get me started! Some near me were showing rising damp after 6 months...plasterboard walls built off concrete slabs with no spacers...
Hardwood soffits and fascias were substituted with cheap softwood crap and the site foreman pocketed the difference...
TV aerials were wired with 6" cable wired to fk all...
Now...after all that good stuff, let's take a look at the electrics...

well, tomorrow, maybe...

New builds?

AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Midwest]

I'll let you know.

I've just bought a new build...……..
If you behave yourselves, I'll post a pic of the CU etc.

What do ya think, Westward won't be happy with the sleeving

 

[Santa]

When I started with the NHS, we were planning a move to a new build hospital. I was friendly with the guy whose job it was to make sure that the contractors had done what they were supposed to do, and, in the end, accept the handover.

About six months before handover he showed me the book of faults - it was over an inch thick of single-spaced A4 type. Ok - a lot of it was minor stuff like missed paint on skirting boards, but there was a lot of major stuff too like gaps where there shouldn't be and wrong materials used for fire safety elements.

Electrics were complicated because critical sockets connected to the backup generator were often right next to non-critical sockets and the sparks didn't seem to be able to follow the drawings.

 

[123]

@Santa I've done new build work at hospitals, should the Critical Sockets not have red rockers so they are known to be the Critical Sockets? That's certainly how it was done in 4 hospitals in Belfast.

 

[Santa]

That's right, but the sparks wired the non-critical ones to the same circuit sometimes which kind of defeated the objective.

 

[johnduffell]

20 minutes for a CU? that's stupid. takes that long just to fix to the wall.

Depends if you use one of those hilti nail guns or not!

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

What do ya think, Westward won't be happy with the sleeving

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At least they used Hager!

 

[Midwest]

At least they used Hager!

Took an age to refit the lid after taking the pic; the old tail scenario forcing the main switch out of scue. Needed brut force to re fit. Might add it to the snagging list, along with energised outsight lighting points, not safely terminated. On the other hand, might just do it myself.

 

[123]

I would take issue with the amount of copper on display at the Main Switch....but its no different to the manufacturer fitted left hand side RCD.

Tails in the Pirelli box are a mess, how far from Pirelli box to Consumer Unit? Don't see a 16mm earth at the Consumer unit?

And over sized sleeving I hate as well Right up there with the faceplate screws not being level

 

[Midwest]

Tis a 16mm, terminal no. 3, pic sort of deceives that. CU is on other side of the wall to meter box almost. I normally exit the tails from the meter box, from the bottom to prevent or negate water ingress, and foam up the hole to prevent fauna infestation, and add a couple of securing clips to the tails. Yep bit of a mess.

Might add it to the snagging list. Don't want to be an arse being a sparks and all that, but it is a bit of a mess.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Tis a 16mm, terminal no. 3, pic sort of deceives that. CU is on other side of the wall to meter box almost. I normally exit the tails from the meter box, from the bottom to prevent or negate water ingress, and foam up the hole to prevent fauna infestation, and add a couple of securing clips to the tails. Yep bit of a mess.

Might add it to the snagging list. Don't want to be an arse being a sparks and all that, but it is a bit of a mess.

I'd just pull it out and remake it off myself and don't tell them to not invalid guarantee etc. Plenty of slack there to make it neat.

 

[123]

Tis a 16mm, terminal no. 3, pic sort of deceives that. CU is on other side of the wall to meter box almost. I normally exit the tails from the meter box, from the bottom to prevent or negate water ingress, and foam up the hole to prevent fauna infestation, and add a couple of securing clips to the tails. Yep bit of a mess.

Might add it to the snagging list. Don't want to be an arse being a sparks and all that, but it is a bit of a mess.

That oversized sleeving hides it well

 

[camerabloke]

20 minutes for a CU? that's stupid. takes that long just to fix to the wall.

Takes me that long to get it out the box